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= Emmanuel Christian School, Enid, OK =

Emmanuel Christian School is a private Christian school in Enid, Oklahoma. The school was established in 1981, and serves Christians families within the greater Enid, Oklahoma area. Enrollment includes students from grades pre-kindergarten through fifth grade.

History
Our first headmaster was Ernie Trebing. Mr. Trebing had home informational meetings in different homes to inform those interested in Christian education. These were informal meetings and people were able to have their questions answered.

ECS began the first school year in 1981 with 105 students in grades Kindergarten through Sixth.

Mr. Trebing left for another position in Arizona in 1984. The school board chose an ECS 6th grade teacher, Paul S. MacDonald to be the new headmaster. Mr. Mac was headmaster at ECS until the summer of 2007 when he accepted the position of headmaster for Oklahoma Bible Academy. An Emmanuel Baptist Church pastor, Dr. John Stam was then appointed headmaster of ECS. His first year was 2007-2008. In 2010, Cathy Epps (former6th grade teacher at ECS) was appointed headmaster; Dr. Stam is now full time mission’s pastor at Emmanuel Baptist Church, and is Superintendent of ECS.

In January 2010 the Board voted to discontinue 6th grade. This due to the fact that the public school included 6th grade as part of middle school, beginning with the fall of 2009. Oklahoma Bible Academy added a 6th grade class as a result of this. Our 6th grade enrollment fell to 13 for the 2009-2010 school year. The Board spent much discussion and prayer about this matter before their vote.

We ended the 2009-2010 year with 170 students. We began the 2010-2011 school year with 169 students. That was significant since our fifth & sixth grade classes went on to middle school.

At the end of the 2013-2014 school year, enrollment was consistent at 140.

In the Spring of 2014, a three (3) year old PreK was considered and approved when the board learned that the popular preschool, Lighthouse was closing. This (it was hoped) will be a steppingstone to grow ECS.

Mission
Emmanuel Christian School prepares students for life by teaching a biblical worldview which emphasizes character development and academic excellence to the glory of God.

Vision
Emmanuel Christian School families will develop the spiritual foundation to nurture children in the mind of Christ to impact their world as they grow and mature to raise families, build churches, and serve God in their vocations.